Category Archives: Tech

One Firefighter Dead as Wildfires Rage Across Northern California

A wildfire has burned through nearly 46,000 acres and closed two highways north in Lake County, north of San Francisco, … Read More

Source:: Gizmodo

Watch Glass Explode at 130,000 Frames Per Second

If you drop molten glass into a bucket of cold water, it cools into a weird tadpole shape: a round head with a long, thin tail. It’s called a Prince Rupert’s Drop, and no matter how hard you hit the head with a hammer, it won’t break. But if you nick the tail even slightly, the whole drop explodes into tiny shards of glass. … Read More

Source:: Gizmodo

Misfits in Vietnam: Creating the next fitness trackers (pictures)

For Road Trip 2015, CNET visits the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, offices of fitness tracker maker Misfit. Read More

Source:: CNET

How It Felt to Work at Bell Labs in the 60s

Just 45 miles outside New York City in Murray Hill, New Jersey sits Bell Labs: the birth place of lasers, transistors, cellphones and many other modern technologies. In this video, Professor Brian Kernighan remembers what it was like to work there…. Read More

Source:: Gizmodo

The New Moto X Play and Moto X Style Are All About Looks and Battery

When looking for the next great phone to ride shotgun through your life, there are a few things it needs to do well. It needs to have a great display, look neat, and not have garbage battery life. With the third-generation Moto X, Motorola is laser-focused on all three…. Read More

Source:: Gizmodo